James Hayward | |
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| Born | James Nice 6 January 1966 Essex, England |
| Pen name | James Hayward |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Subject | World Wars I and II, recent art and music history |
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James Hayward is the pen name of James Nice (born 6 January 1966 in Essex), an English writer on military, modern art and post-punk musical history.
Biography
Hayward was educated at the University of Glasgow prior to working in music publishing at Les Disques du Crepuscule, and then as a solicitor.
Books by James Hayward include The Bodies on the Beach (2001),[1] Shingle Street (2002), Myths and Legends of the First World War (2002), Myths and Legends of the Second World War (2003) and Double Agent Snow – The True Story of Arthur Owens, Hitler's Chief Spy in England (2013).
As James Hayward, he has also written liner notes for several audiobook CDs including Artists' Rifles 1914-18, Memorial Tablet (Siegfried Sassoon), Oh! It's a Lovely War (4 volumes), British War Broadcasting 1938-1946, RAF Bomber Command at War (2 volumes), The Battle of Britain, D-Day and the Battle for Normandy, Futurism & Dada Reviewed, Voices of Dada, Surrealism Reviewed, Musica Futurista, Cocteau Satie & Les Six, Bauhaus Reviewed, Wyndham Lewis: The Enemy Speaks, Futurlieder and A Young Person's Guide to the Avant-Garde.
As James Nice, he made the 2006 documentary film Shadowplayers, a history of the Factory Records label, and wrote the 2010 book Shadowplayers: The Rise and Fall of Factory Records. He runs the record labels LTM Recordings, Factory Benelux and Les Disques du Crépuscule.
Publications
As James Hayward
- —— (2001). The Bodies on the Beach. CD41 Publishing. ISBN 978-0954054915.
- —— (2002). Shingle Street. CD41 Publishing. ISBN 978-0954054915.
- —— (2002). Myths and Legends of the First World War. Sutton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0750928656.
- —— (2003). Myths and Legends of the Second World War. Sutton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0750930475.
- —— (2013). Double Agent Snow. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0857208545.
As James Nice
- —— (2010). Shadowplayers – The Rise and Fall of Factory Records. Aurum Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1845135409.
References
- ↑ Rankin, Nicholas (November 2009). A genius for deception: how cunning helped the British win two world wars. Oxford University Press. pp. 433–. ISBN 978-0-19-538704-9. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
External links
- The Bodies on the Beach at the BBC
- James Nice at Library of Congress Authorities
WARNING: Both WorldCat pages confuse multiple writers named James Hayward.